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My Eye! Video: Travis Browne Discusses Matt Mitrione's Eye Poke & Ronda Rousey

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/lZrcAM-fL2Q Travis “Hapa” Browne (18-3-1 MMA) puts a W in the win column last night after a TKO finish in the third round ending Matt Mitrione’s night and putting the Blackzilian fighter on a two fight skid.

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Video Highlights: Browne vs Mitrione - UFC Fight Night Boston

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/94nvX4K-0P0 FN Boston featured a pair of heavyweights looking to get back into winning ways as they battled last night on the main card.

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Video Highlights: TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz - UFC Fight Night

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/AG-4dxe9RnU Some fights you just don’t need to see an immediate rematch of.  This was not one of them.

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Video: Fight Night Boston - Post-fight Press Conference Highlights

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

Once the smoke clears from a night of fights, the last order of business is the post-fight presser.

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UFN 81 Results: Eddie Alvarez defeats Anthony Pettis via split-decision

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (18-4 MMA) took on former Bellator lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez (27-4 MMA) in the co-main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ in Boston. Round one begins with an Eddie Alvarez leg kick. Eddie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Pettis is trying to use the fence to get back to his feet. He does, but eats some punches from Eddie to do it. Alvarez shoots back in for another takedown. The lightweights battle in the clinch against the fence. Eddie shoots low for another takedown. Pettis stuffs it. Alvarez scores a takedown with an inside trip. Pettis bounces back to his feet. Pettis lands a good kick. He tries a spinning kick but Eddie catches it and takes him down. Pettis is back up and lands a brutal kick to the body of Alvarez. Eddie eats it and moves forward. Eddie with a leg kick. Another hard body kick from Pettis. Good right for Eddie lands. Back in the clinch and Eddie lands a knee. The horn sounds to end round one.

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UFN 81 Results: Travis Browne defeats Matt Mitrione via TKO in round 3

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A key heavyweight tilt between Travis Browne (18-3-1 MMA) and Matt Mitrione (9-5 MMA) took place on tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ main card in Boston. Travis Browne opens up with a front kick that misses. He tries a kick to the body. Mitrione charges forward with punches but doesn’t connect. Good leg kick lands for Matt. Decent right from Mitrione. Body kick from “Hapa”. Matt misses with an attempted body kick. Left jab from Mitrione. Good knee from Browne. Followed by a front kick to the body. Mitrione responds with a kick of his own. Nice right hand from Matt. “Hapa” with another front kick. Big right lands for Matt. Travis falls down but gets up and seems to be ok. Both men are showing a lot of respect for one another. Mitrione attempts a lead left but gets an accidental poke in the eye from Browne. We restart and the horn sounds before either fighter decides to engage.

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UFN 81 Results: Francisco Trinaldo defeats Ross Pearson via decision

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson (18-10 MMA) and Francisco Trinaldo (19-4 MMA) kicked off tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ main card in Boston. Round one begins and both men exchange low kicks. Trinaldo throws a front kick to the body. Pearson responds with a leg kick followed by a head kick that is blocked. Trinaldo throws a lead left that misses. Pearson is stalking him. Big body kick by Ross. Good left from Francisco. He tries a head kick but just misses. Person throws some kicks. Another big head kick that misses from Trinaldo. Pearson responds with a body kick and then a right hand. Leg kick from Ross. Good left jab lands for Trinaldo and then a knee. Good right hand by Pearson. Both men throw and miss head kicks. Head kick from Trinaldo is blocked by Pearson. Another high kick gets through for Trinaldo who ends the round by slamming Pearson.

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UFN 81 Results: Patrick Cote TKO's Ben Saunders in round 2

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A welterweight bout between Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) and Ben Saunders (19-7-2 MMA) took place during tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston. Cote starts off by chopping at the legs of Ben. Saunders responds with a body kick before earning an early takedown. “The Predator” throws up an armbar and almost locks it in from guard. The fighters scramble and Cote ends up in top position. Excellent ground and pound from the Canadian. Cote lands some more shots from top position to close out round one.

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UFN 81 Results: Chris Wade defeats Medhi Baghdad via first-round submission

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight tilt between Medhi Baghdad (11-4 MMA) and Chris Wade (11-1 MMA) took place on the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Beantown. Baghdad came out swinging but Chris Wade was able to use the forward pressure to drag his opponent to the floor. At first Baghdad was doing a good job of defending but Wade was eventually able to sink in his hooks and lock up the rear-naked choke. It’s all over

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UFN 81 Results: Luke Sanders subs Maximo Blanco in round 1

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Maximo Blanco (12-7-1 MMA) and Luke Sanders (11-0 MMA) squared off as part of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims in Boston. Blanco opens with a high kick. He follows with a good kick to the body. Sanders answers with a few punches of his own. Big shots from both fighters. Sanders throws a couple of big left hands. Blanco smiles and returns fire. Sanders with low kicks. Sanders drops Blanco with a counter left. Blanco immediately recovers and locks in an arm-triangle choke as Sanders attempted to follow him to the floor. Sanders squirms loose and gets back to his feet. Sanders with another big left hand and Blanco hits the floor. Sanders moves in and locks up a rear-naked choke. It is deep and Blanco has to tap.

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UFN 81 Results: Paul Felder submits Daron Cruickshank in round three

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Lightweights Paul Felder (11-2 MMA) and Daron Cruickshank (16-2 MMA) squared off during the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ preliminary card in Boston. Both fighters are happy to exchange to begin round one. Solid pressure from Felder. Cruikshank lands a front leg side kick to the face. Good combo from Daron followed by a head kick. Cruickshank shoots in for a takedown but Felder uses the position to grab a guillotine choke. It looked to be locked in tight but “The Detroit Super Star” shook free. Good knee to the body from Felder. Spinning back kick from Cruikshank. Felder lands a takedown but Daron sweeps him to wind up in top position. Round one ends.

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UFN 81 Results: Ilir Latifi KO's Sean O’Connell in round 1

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

The fourth bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston featured Ilir Latifi taking on Sean O’Connell at light heavyweight. Latfi opens up with a big right hand that rocks Sean O’Connell. Sean begins to fall over and Ilir lands another right hand while he’s on the way down. The referee has seen enough and calls an end to the fight.

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UFN 81 Results: Rob Font defeats Joey Gomez via TKO

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Rob Font and Joey Gomez served as the second bout of “UFC Fight Night 81′ in Boston. Rob Font was able to use some slick footwork to set up an early takedown on Gomez. Joey immediately gets back to his feet. Font is able to slip in and score a second takedown but once again Gomez is able to scramble back to his feet in mere seconds. Good uppercut followed by a left hand for Font. Gomez pushes forward but misses with his punches. Good combo from Font. Rob Font with a solid combo. Gomez returns a nice right from the clinch. Good jab from Gomez. Font returns fire with a right. Round one comes to an end.

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UFN 81 Results: Francimar Barroso defeats Elvis Mutapcic via decision

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Francimar Barroso (18-4 MMA) and Elvis Mutapcic (15-4 MMA) kicked off the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Boston. Barroso opens up with a big overhand right to start. Barroso switches his stance. Mutapcic misses with a front kick. Barroso lands a good left hand. Barroso slips a punch and brings the fight to the ground. Mutapcic landing elbows from his back. Right hands to the body for Barroso. The round ends with Barroso in top position.

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'UFC Fight Night: Boston' live results stream

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s action in Boston? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for fight recaps as they happen!

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Conor McGregor's 1ST MMA LOSS: McGregor vs Sitenkov - Flashback Video

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

I love these old videos of  the stars that shine bright on UFC fight nights that come from modest beginnings with trials and tribulations and  overcome adversity in the end.

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Video: UFC 197 - Conor McGregor vs Rafael dos Anjos PROMO - SUPERFIGHT -

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mogle_ufc-197-conor-mcgregor-vs-rafael-dos-anjos-promo-superfight_sport Just a little teaser to one of the largest events in history.  UFC 197 should be everything and more with all eyes on Conor McGregor as he attempts to be only the third fighter in history to win two titles, behind BJ Penn being the most recent fighter.

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Video: Dominick Cruz Explains Why Facing TJ Dillashaw Will Be 'Interesting'

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Say what you want about Dominick Cruz, the former champ may be skilled in things other than fighting but man, “The Dominator” has such a high fight IQ it would be a waste to see him only on FOX as an analyst.   He’ll have plenty of time for that years from now.